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For those open to an unapologetic homage to the celluloid and stage musical however, this is something of a treat. Conceived five years ago, and partially fulfilling Murdoch's long-standing ambition to create a project with the pop glamour of Motown, God Help The Girl is a narrative album which may yet become a film. Heroine Eve is 'played' by Catherine Ireton, with a supporting cast of vocalists selected from entrants to an online talent competition, guest singers Neil Hannon and Asya, and a pool of 80 musicians.
Eve may be a girl with demons, as laid bare in country closer A Down And Dusky Blonde, but the tracklist is a variety show of emotional peaks and troughs that conjure potential stage scenes in every bar.
Act Of The Apostle is high-kicking chorus line fare; like Chicago with knee-socks instead of stockings and suspenders. Musician, Take Heed makes full use of the 45-piece orchestra, with potent strings and a tinge of the epic Abba about it.
Come Monday Night was the listenable proceeding single, perhaps the most typical of Murdoch's prior output, but it's the second: a smoother, slower and even funk-tinged version of the Belle and Sebastian song Funny Little Frog, sung by contest winner Brittany Stallings that will be the most intriguing to fans of old.
Murdoch's girl-group are sweet on the ear and the eye, and if the film comes to fruition there will doubtless be a following of fans with their own aesthetic imaginings and expectations to meet. Anticipation always was half the fun. --Keira Burgess
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I have no idea how many times I have heard the CD-Im loving it! The girls all have beautiful voices and all fit in together, the sound is sexy and fresh and as usual with Murdock his lyrics are unique and you will only get them on many listens after, which then brings me to the only fault of the Cd, it is suppose to be a story put to words and I have read the story and I cant really fit it to the music/lyrics. Some little snippets have some reference about her eating and having to have routine, the only three songs which I think have relavance is God help the Girl, I just want your jeans and A down and dusky blonde....which are some of the best songs :) But none the less I love this cant get the tunes out of my head!!
I think, and this is a bold statement ,this may be even better than Belle & Sebastian. The songs are all wonderful, it's crisply produced, gorgeous strings, swirling lush harmonies. Do hope there are plans to perform this in full in concert.
Favourite song so far is I'll Have To dance With Cassie. I love the bossy instruction the singer gives to " shuffle to the left " and
" boogie to the right"
I'm completely addicted to it now, particularly Pretty Eve in the Tub and Funny Little Frog.
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